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News Articles: Education

Pirette McKamey has spent more than three decades as an educator. Currently the principal at Mission High School in San Francisco, McKamey says being an anti-racist educator means committing to "all of the students sitting in front of me, including Black and Latinx students."

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  • Education

Veteran Educator On The Endless But 'Joyful' Work Of Creating Anti-Racist Education

Pirette McKamey, the principal at Mission High School in San Francisco, says anti-racist education "makes you want to keep growing and changing and doing better by your students."

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • and 1 more
GPB  NPR

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  • Education

Columbia University President On New ICE Regulations Regarding International Students

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Lee Bollinger, president of Columbia University, about new regulations regarding international students released Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
School buses sit idle in a Seattle bus yard. On July 2, Seattle Public Schools announced it is planning to resume some in-person learning in the new school year.

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  • Education

When It Comes To Reopening Schools, 'The Devil's In The Details,' Educators Say

Teachers, parents and district leaders say the back-to-school season has fogged over with confusion. Will schools reopen? And if so, how?

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
Jane Elliott, an educator and anti-racism activist, first conducted her blue eyes/brown eyes exercise in her third-grade classroom in Iowa in 1968.

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  • Race

We Are Repeating The Discrimination Experiment Every Day, Says Educator Jane Elliott

Elliott created the blue-eyes/brown-eyes classroom exercise in 1968 to teach students about racism. Today, she says, it's still playing out as the U.S. reckons with racial injustice.

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • Rachel Martin,
  • Simone Popperl,
  • and 2 more
Dr. Michael Drake was named the President of the University of California system on Tuesday. He takes over a sprawling system that includes 10 campuses and more than 280,000 students.

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  • Education

Michael Drake Will Be The 1st Black President In U.C. System's 152-Year History

Michael Drake, a physician, previously served as the president of The Ohio State University. He was unanimously approved by the University of California Board of Regents on Tuesday.

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
GPB  NPR

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  • Politics

News Brief: School Reopenings, Trump Niece's Book, U.S.-Mexico Meeting

White House action will affect students from kindergarten through graduate school. NPR obtained a copy of a book written by President Trump's niece. And, Trump will meet with Mexico's president.

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • Rachel Martin and
  • David Greene
The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Sally Goza, attends a meeting at the White House with President Trump, students, teachers and administrators about how to safely reopen schools during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • National

Top Pediatrician Says States Shouldn't Force Schools To Reopen If Virus Is Surging

The American Academy of Pediatrics says children are better off in school but that the decision to reopen cannot ignore spiking infection rates.

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • David Greene and
  • Cory Turner
GPB  NPR

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  • National

Florida To Reopen Schools For Fall Semester Despite Coronavirus Crisis

The state is preparing for its public schools to open as scheduled next month — even as the state is seeing a major surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Parents and educators are concerned.

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • Jessica Bakeman
GPB  NPR

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  • Education

Interested Parties Watch To See If U.S. Schools Reopen For Fall Semester

The Trump administration urges schools to reopen in the fall. Immigration and Customs Enforcement rules say international students can't stay in the U.S. if their schools are entirely online.

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Lauren Frayer
The sign for J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Va., named after the slaveholding Confederate general, photographed in 2017. The name was changed to Justice High School two years ago.

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  • Education

Virginia Governor Calls For Renaming Schools That Honor Confederate Leaders

Gov. Ralph Northam wrote a letter to school boards across the state saying he wants to change the names that have a "traumatizing impact on students, families, teachers and staff of all backgrounds."

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
GPB  NPR

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  • Education

New York City Schools To Open In Fall With Some In-Person Instruction

The plan will likely put students in school twice a week. Mayor Bill de Blasio said 75% of families wanted to send their kids back to school.

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • Austin Horn
Wednesday's decision seems to be an extension of a 2012 ruling in which the Supreme Court unanimously found that a fourth-grade teacher at a Lutheran school who was commissioned as a minister could not sue over her firing.

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  • Law

Justices Rule Teachers At Religious Schools Aren't Protected By Fair Employment Laws

The 7-2 decision carving out a religious exemption could potentially affect other employees of religious hospitals, universities and charities.

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Black Students Matter demonstrators march en route to a rally at the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on June 19.

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  • Education

Effective Anti-Racist Education Requires More Diverse Teachers, More Training

Travis Bristol, an assistant professor of education at the University of California at Berkeley, explains how teacher training and the presence of Black teachers can help reshape education.

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • and 1 more
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Education

Massachusetts Attorney General On New ICE Regulation Regarding International Students

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey about a new rule requiring international students to leave the U.S. if their schools offer online-only classes this fall.

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Education

Is There A Way To Safely Reopen Schools In The Fall?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Brown University economist Emily Oster about the consequences of not opening schools for the fall semester.

July 08, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
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